Lauren Spirig
Director of Development
Lauren Spirig, The Markup’s first Director of Development, was charged with building and executing strategies for sustainable fundraising. She left The Markup in December 2023.
She has had a long career in nonprofit fundraising. Most recently, she spent nine years in independent schools in Manhattan and New Jersey, where her work focused on capital campaigns and endowment fundraising. Her expertise in major gifts and development strategy is grounded in collaborative and mission-driven work.
Lauren is deeply committed to fundraising as a mechanism for promoting equity and justice, and believes in empowering communities to create lasting, positive change.